Darlin' Do Not Fear

In case you're wondering what song is this...

Darlin’ Do Not Fear by Brett Dennen

When I arrived in my old set of clothes
I was half a world away from my home
and I was hunted by the wolves
and I was heckled by the crows
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know

Alongside my innocence I laid in bed awake
conflicted and in chains with the impetus of age
but like a phantom she crept across the floor and out the window
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know

From its place on the mantel my heart was taken down
scattered in a thousand little pieces on the ground
and I below the streetlamp like an orphan with a halo
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know

cuz it won’t last
worries’ll pass
all your troubles they don’t stand a chance
and sometimes it takes more than a lifetime to know
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know

Your confidences fall as your faith etched in stone
neither could comfort you from the wild unknown
so bury your burning hatred like a hatchet in the snow
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know

If you have a broken heart or a battered soul f
ind something to hold onto until they go
to help you through the hard nights
like a flask filled with hope
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know

cuz it won’t last
your worries’ll pass
all your troubles they don’t stand a chance
and it always hurts the worst when it’s the ones we love the most
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know

sometimes your path is marked in the sky
sometimes it falls too thin in between the lines
sometimes all you can do is say no
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know

I said when I arrived in my old set of clothes
I was half a world away from my home
and I was hunted by the wolves
and I was heckled by the crows
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know

I said Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
We said Darlin’ do not fear…

look into your hands...

During tonight's prayer meeting,
Pastor HockChye told us to look into our hands...
what has God gave you?
Then draw a cross on one hand...

When I look into my hands,
I'm given nothing much.
When I look into my hands,
God says it's a pure heart.

When I drew a cross,
my heart aches.
When I drew a cross again,
God says I must take up the cross.
Taking up the cross on this uneven road.
(taking up the cross = facing trials and taking up burdens)

Then Pastor HockChye said
"We'll have a beautiful future!"
I said "Amen".
All things work for the good for those who love the Lord.

God gives me a pure heart, as pure as a child.
But also an empowered heart, to take up the cross.
He will not give me more than what I can bear.
At the end, the victory will be mine!
Because God is by my side.

Talk to your kid!

I had a psychology tuitorial some time ago and something was said, which disturbs me till now.

"My 3-yr old son ar, always watch tv one! Bad for his eyes..."
"Shh... Stop playing with the MRT pole! Sit down properly and keep quiet!"
"Don't disturb mummy. Mummy is doing things. Go and watch tv."

Haiz... Sadly, these are things that we commonly hear parents say to their children especially in Singapore.

Busy parents in Singapore often do not have time for their children.
They don't talk to their babies much. They rarely play with them.
Learning to play is part of their development, yea? That's why toddlers with siblings learn much better, because they got somebody to play with them.

Do you know that Singapore children learn language slower than children in other countries?
Why? Because nobody talks to them and they learn to keep quiet because they get scolded for speaking.
In fact, for children like that, I'd suggest parents letting them watch tv even more.

There is a critical period for toddlers to learn language. If you miss that, they'll have more difficulties learning language.
When parents don't talk to their children, how can they pick up language?

Haiz.
Hence, my tutor actually says that children in Singapore actually pick up language more from the tv.

Parents, please bear in mind that you have to speak perfect sentences to your toddler, correct grammar and phonics.
Shift your pitch higher, speak slowly and look at them when you speak.
They receive more better this way.

This is really tramatic for me. Even though I know children can learn too when they grow up, but isn't it better to start from young?

From this, I tell myself that I will be a good mother.
Listening to my children, talking to them, playing with them.
They are such precious gifts from God.
I think God's heart must has hurt when these little children are neglected.